Derrick sets U.S. Junior Record at Payton Jordan Invitational
Posted Monday, 4 May, 2009
Stanford's Chris Derrick posted a record performance in the men's 5,000 meters Saturday at the 2009 Payton Jordan Invitational at Stanford University's Cobb Track & Angell Field in Palo Alto, Calif.
Derrick set the new U.S. Junior men's 5,000m record with his time of 13 minutes 29.98 seconds, which bettered 2008 Olympian Galen Rupp's standard of 13:37.91 from 2004. Two-time U.S. Junior Cross Country champion German Fernandez, who is a freshman at Oklahoma State, also bettered Rupp's record in finishing just behind Derrick in 13:31.78.
Also at Stanford on Saturday, reigning NCAA women's 3,000m steeplechase champion and 2008 U.S. Olympic Team member Jenny Barringer easily won the women's 5,000 meters in 15:07.64. Her time threatened the collegiate record of 15:07.56 set by Cathy Branta Easker in 1985 (as recognized by FAST), and is the fastest time in the world this year. Barringer set the American and collegiate steeple record of 9:22.26 at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Elsewhere, Matthew Centrowitz posted the sixth-fastest 1,500 meters in collegiate history with his win in 3:36.92, which currently sits atop the U.S. list. A redshirt freshman at the University of Oregon, Centrowitz's performance is third all-time at Oregon, trailing marks posted by Olympic gold medalist Joaquim Cruz (3:36.48 in 1984) and his father, Matt's time of 3:36.7 from 1976.
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